COLUMBUS, GA · The Best of The Best
DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
Best of Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA

Doctor

Marseea L. Howard, MD - Elite Family Medicine

850 Brookstone Centre Pkwy, Columbus, GA 31904, USA(706) 507-5320elitepcp.comView on Google Maps →
6.8/10 overall scoreGood
3.4

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

6.8/10

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 25%

#2153

Subcategory Rank

of 77 in Doctor · Bottom 25%

#68

Category Rank

of 529 in Health & Beauty · Bottom 25%

#488

Online Presence

Fair

5.5/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
49/100
Desktop Score
87/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

no HTTPS; poor mobile score 49; desktop score 87; very slow LCP 9776ms

Rank in Doctor

#68of 77Bottom 50%
1
9.1
Daryl A. Ellis, MD - Piedmont Healthcare
2
9.1
Evan Sussenbach, MD - West Georgia Eye Care Center
3
9.0
Kevin J. McRae, MD - Midtown OBGYN
4
8.9
Jake Dunn, DO - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
5
8.9
Sunil Kumar, MD - KMC Urgent and Family Care
6
8.9
Walter L. Jackson II, OD - West Georgia Eye Care Center
7
8.8
Christopher Miller, DDS - Rivertown Dental Care
8
8.8
Jefferson Jones Sr., MD - Piedmont Healthcare
Category average: 7.8/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

Speed up site load (9.8s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. Google CrUX

+50%

Grow reviews from 63 to 100+

Listings with 100+ reviews see roughly 50% higher click-through from local search results vs. sub-50-review listings. BrightLocal 2024

↑ rank

Switch to HTTPS

Google deprioritizes HTTP sites in search rankings, and modern browsers flag them "Not Secure" — visitors leave on sight. Google Webmaster

+51

Lift mobile performance (49/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. Think with Google

+9%

Lift average rating to 4.0+ (currently 3.4)

A 1-star increase in Yelp/Google rating correlates with 5–9% higher revenue for local businesses. Harvard Business Review

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • Not using HTTPS — Google penalizes this
  • Mobile performance is poor (49/100)
  • Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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